Tigre Leon

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Tigre Leon

Name Tigre Leon Real name Victor Rangel Nicknames Name history Black Tiger ( Debut- 97 ) Tigre Leon (97 - ) Family Aton (nephew), Tigre León Jr., Hijo del Tigre León, Guerrero Negro (sons) Maestro(s) Capitán Dragnet, Morlock, Salvador Muñiz, Caudillo II Birth date, location January 27, 1973 - Mexicali, Baja California Obituary date Debut, location 1993 - San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora Lost mask to Pequeño Traidor Height 5' 7"/170 cm Weight 202 lb/91.5 kg Signature moves Dropkick, Big Boot, Low Blow, Chinlock, Plancha Titles: Baja California Lightweight Championship, Americas Middleweight Championship, Baja California Tag Team Championship (w/Rata Negra), Costa del Pacífico Tag Team Championship (w/Humilde), Arena Mexicali Undisputed Championship, International Extreme Championship, Baja California Middleweight Championship

Bio

Tigre Leon has been one of the most notable rudos in Mexicali. He has an stiff and effective wrestling style. He combines tecnique, agility, and rudeness. His dropkicks are precise, he can connect them from nowhere. His highflying moves such as the splash and plancha suicida are effective on his opponents. His favorite holds are the cavernaria and chinlock which his opponents submit. Moreover, he had protagonized bloody matches particularly in cage matches. He was one of the very first luchadors who made high flying maneuvers from very high structures he climbed the top structures of Parque Vicente Guerrero to land on his opponents. Those high risk moves cost him suspesions by the commission.

The Origins

Victor Rangel Flores came from a ranch, Granjas Lázaro Cárdenas. When he was a child he followed the transmisions of Pavillon Azteca. He admired Mil Máscaras and he wanted to be like him. He always was an athlete. He practiced different sports which helped him to define his wrestling style in the future. He even delivered dropkicks to the cows (believe it or not).

The Days of Training

Years later, the young man went attended a party, he liked to dance (but not drink) he stayed there until dawn. He took a taxi to get back home, but on the way he saw a poster announcing "Lucha Libre at Club Deportivo Independencia". He asked the driver to stop the car and he looked for the address. Once he got to the gymnasium he knocked at the door and he was attended by the compadre of the head trainer who told him where to find Pedro Martínez also known as Capitán Dragnet. He was invited to see a wrestling show, he met Humilde, Alas de Oro, Puma del Ring, Inmortal, and Corsario Negro. He was not really convinced of what he watched. He believed there was something missing in the executions. Capitán Dragnet asked him about the sports he had practiced. Victor Rangel told he practiced martial arts at the Dragon Rojo Dojo, swimming, pentathlon and more. Dragnet asked him the reason of train Lucha Libre, Victor's answer was that he had interest in the art of the self defense. Dragnet was impressed by his trainee's physical condition. He continued his training with Morlock. In six months he made his debut.

Enter the Tiger

He made his debut in San Luis Río Colorado, Sonora as Black Tiger in a main event against two United States wrestlers. He spent a time wrestling at Arena Huracan Ramirez with an undefeated streak of 27 matches until his first loss against Corsario Negro. He continued with his traning with Salvador Muñiz who had a troupe of wrestlers in Baja California. He surpassed the other trainees. He was considered the best of that group. in order to hone his skills Humilde made him the invitation to train at Arena Nacionalista. In the first day of training he received a beating at the end to see if he will come back, and he did it on the following day.

The Fierce

During a Comisión de Box y Lucha Libre de Mexicali awards ceremony in which he was invited. The master of ceremonies announced one of the awarded wrestlers of that year who is a double wild beast im the ring Tigre Leon. He didn't know that Tigre Leon was him until Salvador Muñiz told him that he changed his name.

Notable Feuds

Tigre Leon protagonized many notable matches. One of them was his mask loss against Pequeño Traidor. There was a bloody rivalry against The Rocker which ended in a lucha de apuestas in which he lost his hair. There was another notable feud against El Musical which ended in another bloody match. One more important rival in his career was Furia Roja both had a rivalry of many years which resulted in bloody luchas de apuestas. He wrestled in many promotions inside and outside of Baja California with and against the biggest names in the Mexican Lucha Libre.

Accomplishments

Honorable Comisión de Box y Lucha de Mexicali

• 2001 Tigre Leon vs Furia Roja Awarded as he Bloodiest Match of The Year
• 2004 Exemplary Wrestler of the Year
• Pacific Coast Tournament

Empresa Arena Nacionalista

• 2014 Manuel Hernandez Trophy (w/Caballero Azteca Jr. & Príncipe Joel)

Notable Matches

Date	Location	Match
?	Arena Coliseo Mexicali	Tigre Leon defeated Veneno Negro to take his hair. This wrestling event registred a full attendance
?	Arena Coliseo Mexicali	Tigre Leon defeated Mike Castillo to take his hair. This this wrestling event registred a full attendance

Luchas de apuestas record

Date	Apuesta	Winner(s)	Loser(s)	Arena and/or Place
??/??/??	mask	Pequeño Traidor	Tigre Leon	Arena Nacionalista - Mexicali, Baja California
??/??/??	hair	Tigre Leon	Furia Roja	Arena Nacionalista - Mexicali, B.C.
??/??/??	hair	Tigre Leon	Veneno Negro	Arena Coliseo - Mexicali, Baja California
??/??/??	hair	Tigre Leon	Mike Castillo	Arena Coliseo Mexicali, Baja California
??/??/??	hair	The Rocker	Tigre Leon	Arena Coliseo Mexicali - Mexicali, Baja California
??/??/??	hair	Furia Roja	Tigre Leon	Mexicali, B.C.
??/??/??	hair	Mr. Tempest	Tigre Leon	Arena Coliseo - Mexicali, Baja California
2002/10/13	hair	El Musical	Tigre Leon	Arena Coliseo Mexicali - Mexicali, Baja California
07/01/01	hair	Angel Mensajero	Tigre Leon	Arena Nacionalista, Mexicali, B.C.
08/04/12	hair	Piloto Suicida	Tigre Leon	Arena Nacionalista, Mexicali, B.C.
2011	hair	Iron Boy	Tigre Leon	Arena Mexicali, Baja California
17/05/21	hair (1)	Tigre Leon	Furia Roja	Arena Nacionalista - Mexicali, Baja California
(1) Triangle match also involving Negro Azteca

Gallery

Double Champion

defeating Furia Roja

2017

vs Genio Del Aire

vs Furia Roja

Castigando a Piloto Suicida

Dominando a Mr. Tempest

Junto a Rey Cobra vs. Tempest

Arrinconando a Principe Negro Jr.

masked with Principe Negro Jr. (Mexicali)

vs Black Shadow Jr.

masked with Marino

with Gatubela & Skalibur

vs El Musical

as Americas Middleweight Champion and Baja California Tag Team Champion

early days as Black Tiger